President Donald Trump ’s choice to sit out a high-profile international event stirred conversation, yet a single moment from a woman beside the speaker stole the spotlight.

Trump, 79, boycotted the two-day meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, which features the leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations. No U.S. official attended the intergovernmental forum, which took place from Nov. 22 to Nov. 23.

American economist Jeffrey Sachs called out Trump for not showing up at the G20. Sachs, 71, had harsh words for the president during his speech at the 2025 University of South Africa’s Founders’ Lecture in Pretoria on Nov. 20.

“Why isn’t Donald Trump coming tomorrow? Because he has a 4-year-old mentality, and he’s having a tantrum,” Sachs told the attendees at the University of South Afric

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